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High Seas Forecast for Western METAREA 10
12S TO 30S BETWEEN 90E AND 125E, AND 30S TO 50S BETWEEN 80E AND 129E

Issued by the Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
For 24 hours commencing 2300 UTC 19 May 2026

Part 1 Warnings
Refer to latest warnings for boundary of affected area and type of weather
system.

Melbourne Gale Warning 2.
Melbourne Gale Warning 1.

Part 2 Situation at 191800 UTC
Cold front [1] near 36S110E 48S114E 50S108E. Forecast near 41S124E 50S127E at
200900UTC, then exiting east of area.

Cold front [2] near 41S086E 46S090E to low 990hPa near 49S088E. Forecast near
39S109E to low 1003hPa near 47S116E at 210000UTC.

Cold front [3] forecast to enter area near 43S080E 50S086E by 210000UTC.

Part 3 Forecast
Refer to latest warnings for details of the area affected.

South of line 33S080E 39S087E 38S129E, outside warning areas:
Westerly quarter winds, shifting northwesterly quarter east of cold front [1],
within 180nm east of cold front [2], and within 600nm east of cold front [2].
Winds turning clockwise within 240nm of low. Wind speeds 20/33 knots. Rough to
very rough seas. Moderate to heavy swell.

Remainder:
Winds not exceeding 25 knots. Moderate to rough seas. Low to moderate swell.

Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms mainly within 180nm of
fronts and southeast of line 12S121E 20S112E. Heavy at times within 120nm
southeast of line 12S121E 20S112E. Visibility reducing below 2nm in
precipitation.

Please be aware
Wind and wave forecasts are averages. Wind gusts can be 40 per cent stronger
than the forecast, and stronger still in squalls and thunderstorms. Maximum
waves can be twice the forecast height.

WEATHER MELBOURNE

The next routine forecast will be issued at 09:00 UTC Wednesday.